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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

osculate

/os-kyuh-leyt/US // ˈɒs kyəˌleɪt //UK // (ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt) //

摆动,摆动的,摆动的方式

Related Words

touch触摸,接触,碰,联系buss母线,公交车,公共汽车,公车peck啄啄,啄食,啄,啄木鸟contact联系,联系我们,联系方法,联系方式

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing.

    • : to come into close contact or union.
    • : Geometry. to touch another curve or another part of the same curve so as to have the same tangent and curvature at the point of contact.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    os·cu·lat·ed, os·cu·lat·ing.

    • : to bring into close contact or union.
    • : Geometry. to touch in osculation or close contact.
    • : to kiss.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbkiss
Synonyms
buss母线,公交车,公共汽车,公车contact联系,联系我们,联系方法,联系方式peck啄啄,啄食,啄,啄木鸟touch触摸,接触,碰,联系

Examples

  • The circle is then said to “osculate” the curve, or to have “contact of the second order” with it at P.

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